Clothes-pin.



D. O. PERRY &; W. E. WOSNIG.

CLOTHES PIN.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 7, 1911.

Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

220.2%]? WEWo m w w atfozmu a rn t me DOCTOR CORNELIUS PER-RY ANDWALTER, E. WOSNIG, OF LORENA, TEXAS.

CLOTHES-PIN.

Specification of Letters'fPatent.

Application filed July 7, 1911.

Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

Serial No. 637,338.

To all whom, it may concern Be it known that we, DOCTOR CORNELIUS PERRYand WALTER E. WOSNIG, citizens of the United States, residing at Lorena,in the county of McLennan and State of Texas, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Clothes-Pins; and we do declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

This invention relates to improvements in clothes pins.

The object of the invention is to provide a clothes pin which remainsnormally on the line and which is provided with means for preventing theadjacent pins from becoming tangled together when not in use.

With this and other objects in view the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and arrangements of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 represents a perspective View ofa portion of a line equipped with a plurality of pins constructed inaccordance with this invention shown applied; Fig. 2 is a perspectiveview of one of the pins detached.

In the embodiment illustrated a line A is shown composed of galvanizediron wire preferably constructed as shown in sections or links B havingeyes C at the ends therea of, the eyes of one link being looselyconnected with those of adjacent links. A plurality of pins as 1 arestrung on these links and each comprises a piece of galvanized iron wirebent to form two longitudinally spaced M-shaped members 2 and 3connected together by a wire 4 which is a con tinuation of the wireforming the members 2 and 3 and is first wound around said members andis bent intermediately of its ends preferably at a point midway thereofto form an enlarged loop 5. This loop 5 is of sufficient size to spacethe upper ends of the M-shaped members from the line when said loop isstrung on the line and the pin in inoperative position. The ends of thislongitudinally and angularly extending member 4: are wound around thelegs of the members 2 and 3 intermediately of their ends to form stops 6which limit the extent of engagement of the line by said pin. The legsof these IVE-shaped members are spaced apart a suficient distance topass over the line wire and yield-ably engage it, the extent ofengagement being limited by the stops 6.

A band 7 extends through loops as 9 at the lower ends of the legs of theM-shaped members, which form the top of the pin, and spans the spacebetween the members 2 and 3 forming parallel side bars 10 and 11. Thisband 7 is especially designed as means for preventing the entanglementof the pins when the members 2 and 3 are disengaged from the line andthe pins hang loosely therefrom by the large central loops 5; it alsoforms reinforcing or strengthening means for the pin.

An important feature of the invention is in the provision of parallelstrengthening bars 10 and 11 connecting the upper corners of the clothesengaging members 2 and 3, and the obliquely arranged branch wires whichare twisted to form the line engaging loop 5, said branch wires leadingfrom and connected to opposite corners of the said clothes engagingmembers below the parallel strengthening bars, whereby the twistedportion of said line loop is held in contact with the line and adaptedfor riding engagement therewith to hold the pin in operative position.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from or eX- ceedingthe spirit of the invention.

We claim as our invention A clothes pin composed of a single strand ofwire bent to form oppositely disposed clothes engaging end members,strengthening bars connecting the upper ends of said members andarranged in parallel relation to one another, a line engaging looplocated between the clothes engaging members, set our hands in presenceof two subscribing 10 obliquely arranged branch wires twisted towitnesses. form a line engaging loop and connected to his the oppositecorners of said clothes members DOCTOR CORNELIUS X PERRY below thestrengthening bars, whereby the WALTER E WOSNIG mark twisted portion ofthe loop is adapted for riding contact with a line to hold the pin inWitnesses: operative position. DAVE MEERs,

In testimony whereby we have hereunto J. L. LOWREY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

